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xv, 272pp. On the title page above his printed name Hobsbaum has written “From” & beneath it “for Anne, my dear Anne, with all hope and belief in the future. June 1970.” The book is from Anne Stevenson’s library. She & Hobsbaum lived openly together during her second marriage & she counted him as one of her husbands! Her pencilled markings & occasional notes are throughout. A rare & exceptional association copy of this work by one of the greatest educational influences upon 20th century poetry.